This was another book I read to my grandkids. I found that at their ages, 2 and 3, it was a little too long to hold their attention. The sweet spot for the 2 year old is Green Eggs and Ham, and the 3 year old likes both Green Eggs and Ham and The Cat in the Hat, but my 2 year old granddaughter tends to wander off after the first half of Cat, whereas she seems drawn in by the repetitive phrasing of Green Eggs and Ham. Fyi, Horton Hears a Who had way too much plot for either of the kids. May be in a couple of years.....

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish is a fantastic book of poetry by Dr. Seuss. It has no real plot but is packed full of imaginative, silly and funny creatures doing all sorts of weird and wonderful things. It is a great book to introduce children to different poetry styles, with features such as alliteration, rhythm and rhyme, repetition and many tongue twisters.
It is also great for teaching children counting, colours and opposite words, these can be found in lines such as;
“Some are old. And some are new.Some are sad.And some are glad”
I absolutely love this book and found myself often laughing out loud. The illustrations are wacky and humorous.
This will be a fun book to read out loud to lower KS1 children or can be used inspire creative writing for the lower KS2 children. The children can explore rhyming words and create their own silly poems.

4.5 stars & 5/10 hearts. Ah, the classic Dr. Seuss. This is the Seuss book I grew up with and learned to read from. It’s still just as delightful today as it was then, and I love reading it aloud to my siblings—and they love it too! Quoting it is an absolute blast as well ;)

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n  “Today is gone. Today was fun.
Tomorrow is another one.
Every day,
from here to there,
funny things are everywhere!”n

This picture book is from the 1960's and is by none other than the genius Dr. Seuss himself. It's perfect for reading aloud with its simple words, its easy to read with a known vocabulary, colors and short tales and superb rhyming which makes it a tone of fun for people of all ages. Per his usual, Dr. Seuss's books are always whimsical and witty. One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish is absolutely perfect for teaching children some numbers and colors. The illustrations are bright, colorful and bold. Really this is such a fun read and your little ones will LOVE it :)

This is always a fun book to read, I don’t remember it being this long though lol.

When I was in 1st grade I read this entire book to the class. My teacher, Mrs Barley - gave me a mini trophy with a google eye sticker saying "Good Job." This award was not for reading the book, but the fact that I read the whole thing holding it in front of me - essentially reading it upside down. Even Mrs Barley had to hold books at an angle to read to the class and show the pictures. Yes, this is one of my shining childhood moments that I am most proud of. I can read upside down. I was thrilled to discover my 7 year old niece Mady can do the same as well! Not really sure if its really all that impressive - but it holds true to how a simple "good job" can build confidence in a child.
I read this book again just this week. Joce was having bad dreams about the kids version of Sherlock Holmes we had read before bed. Not reading that one before bed anymore... anyway so I thought a silly Dr Seuss book might perk her up to go back to sleep. She told me she was very confused about the flow of the book. It starts with fish and then goes into nonsensical creatures. We went back through it an realized that Seuss started it with fish and then developed into fish with legs and feet that walk and then into other animals - ones we find in nature and ones we don't (7 hump camels and 11 fingered what-not). Knowing that many of his books have underlying themes (Butter Battle book about the Cold War, The Grinch about consumerism, etc)is it possible he was talking about evolution here? Or am I just over thinking things and really this is just a silly book?

One of the joys of being a parent is sharing old favorites with my children. Harriet and Sean are now discovering Dr. Seuss. We are reading through all of his books and have landed on my all time favorite: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. From the time I was Harriet's age to being in second or third grade, I read this book on an almost daily basis. I really don't know how many times I've read it (either listening to it being read by one of my parents or reading it myself).

One Fish, Two Fish... begins with this little dedication: "From there to here, from here to there, funny things are everywhere." This book revels in the silly. It starts off simply enough with fish of different color and fish of different ages. Then it spirals out of control with fish driving cars and even sillier things.

The book doesn't have a plot. It's a series of tongue twisters presented as short scenes, almost like vaudeville routines. Witnessing these different examples of silly are a boy and a girl (or a Sean and a Harriet as my children see things). They watch creatures run (just for fun), different animals with different feet (and numbers of legs), and they go on a ride with Mr. Gump's Wump. There is Ned and his bed with holes in the most annoying of places. I wonder if he'll ever get a descent night's sleep? There are animals for opening cans, and others for boxing, ones who have hair for brushing and so forth.

In all of this silliness are Dr. Seuss's illustrations. All of the creatures have Seuss's unique style, being somewhat shaggy (even the fish). I can remember sometimes just flipping through the book to enjoy the drawings. My favorites are the pink ink drinking yink, can opening zans, the sleep walking sheep and the hook cook book.

I haven't read this, but GoodReads recommended it to me, based on the books in my Missiology shelf. That intrigued me. I see most of my GoodReads friends who have rated it gave it a high rating, -- perhaps they can tell me what it has to say about missiology.

It’s colourful
It’s a really good book
It’s the coolest book ever
I’m also interested in it as it’s written by Dr Suess and I like his writing
And I like his drawings
He’s a really good guy
I like it because it rhymed the whole book
It was very very very very funny!

By Indy 7 years of age!

I can't remember what year I originally read this, being a million years old myself. *grins* Let's just say it's memorable and beloved.

When I reach for a Dr. Seuss, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish is never the book I reach for. If I need something quick because the kids are late for bed, I grab The Sneetches and pick a tale. If there's more time, but I'm still in a hurry, Green Eggs and Ham is the perfect choice. When two year old Scoutie wants a book, I grab the easiest Seuss of them all, Hop on Pop (just as I did when the twins were babes). If I want to have some fun for myself, I grab the tongue twisterrific Fox in Socks, and if it's closing in on Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas is the obvious choice.

Hell, I am even more likely to read the Seuss-lite Go Dog. Go than One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. But if my kids grab it, and Scoutie's been doing that a lot lately, I'll gladly traverse the bizaare landscape of One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish. Of all Seuss's book, this is the least cohesive. It's just an excuse to rhyme. Nothing more than that. Mr. Brown makes an odd appearance. There's whiny Ned in his too small bed. Yet there's that great line: "From there to here, from here to there funny things are everywhere," and it's some of Seuss's best art. It's a good book. the kids love it, and Scoutie can't get enough.

Honestly, I love it too. But I never reach for it and probably never will, which is okay ... it always winds up in my hands somehow.

Here we are on the more ridiculous end of Dr. Seuss. I can't stand it and Tot was clearly lost. This is going back to The Little Free Library, where hopefully someone else enjoys it more.